VCCC events are currently being conducted online.
Catch up on previous events and educational content via Open Learning.
Integrating germline genetics into cancer care
Hear from an international expert from Memorial Sloan Kettering, New York, who will explore the revolutionary application of germline testing to determine hereditary cancer.
How playing with LeGO can help understand the spread of breast cancer
Breast tumours are composed of many genetically diverse cancer cells, with some having the ability to metastasise and potentially cause breast cancer-related death. To identify and profile the relevant cancer cells responsible for secondary cancers, the revolutionary new technology LeGO (LEntivirus Gene Ontology) offers an exciting leading-edge prospect for metastatic progression and treatment response.
De-escalation in the curative breast cancer setting - is this even possible? If so, when?
The VCCC Breast Cancer Education Series is back in 2021. The monthly masterclasses will continue to focus on key issues in breast cancer management, including areas where there is recent change and uncertainty, and where multidisciplinary decision-making is essential for optimal patient care.
Key roles of Hoxa1 in HSCs and myelodysplastic syndromes
Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) is a malignant blood cell disease that predominantly results in bone marrow failure, where patients die from complications relating to low blood cell counts. It is a heterogeneous disease and approximately thirty percent of patients progress to acute myeloid leukaemia. Aside from stem cell transplants, which most patients are ineligible for due to their older age, there is no cure.
Metastatic clones: which is the fittest of them all?
Hear from laboratory head at the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute who will examine how human cancer clones survive in distant sites and interact with their microenvironment.
Join us to celebrate talented researchers as the VCCC presents the 2020 Picchi Awards for Excellence in Cancer Research.
Intimacy and sexual health
Hear from a multidisciplinary panel of experts who will discuss the collective impact of a head and neck cancer (HNC) diagnosis and how it may affect a patient's sense of self whilst addressing their sexual health post survivorship.
Defeating disadvantage for indigenous women with breast cancer
Breast cancer is the most common cancer affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women who are two times more likely to die of their disease than their non-Indigenous peers.
Investigator-initiated trials innovations
From idea generation to protocol development, the VCCC’s Investigator-Initiated Trial Capacity Building Program addresses critical need in the health sector providing development opportunities for emerging investigative leaders.
